"The List" : July Challenge at drabblechalleng

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

Title: The List
Author: rifleman_s
Characters: Viggo and Sean
Warnings: None
Archive: Rugbytackling
Disclaimer: Strictly make-believe with a dash of play-acting. No offence intended to anyone

Written for July Challenge at drabblechalleng

Based on this picture:




The List

“What’re you writing?”

“A list”.

“A list of . . .?”

“Things”.

“What things?”

“Things to give thanks for”.

“Such as?”

Good question! What will I write then? These times give us sophistication of communication, but I’m plain old-fashioned me and I like to contemplate an empty page, waiting to be filled.

The house we share.
Raindrops.
Sunsets.
The strange mix of things you plant in the garden.
Books.
Your green shirt.

I pause. You start to read over my shoulder.

“Don’t stop”.

That you have taught me to find good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people.

You smile.

“Yeah”.

~End~

Comments

[viggosterri.livejournal.com]

that's delightful
thank you for sharing that.

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome - and thank you for the lovely comment. :)

[alex-quine.livejournal.com]

Sometimes the hardest moods to convey without straying into syrupy sentiment are the simple ones that are filled with unspoken weight and emotion. This is a 'plain' scene and the better for it. thanks for posting.

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Alex.

Viggo does have a unique way with words - it's hard to capture, but I like to think he has a streak of romanticism too!

[kittylass.livejournal.com]

Awww. I love the mix of natural things and person-specific things in that list, and the recurrence of those.

I pause. You start to read over my shoulder.
“Don’t stop”.

Awwww!

Thank you for sharing!

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

Mmm, I can just picture that part too . . .

Thanks for reading and the comment. :)